Topic: Hazards Case Study: MEDC Climatic
Case Study Hurricane Katrina Location: New Orleans, USA.
Geographical Keywords •
Storm track •
Saffir-Simpson category •
Intense area of low pressure •
Landfall •
Levee •
Storm surge •
Eye •
Tropical storm Case Study Detail In August 2005 hurricane Katrina developed as a tropical storm in the Bahamas before moving into the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Katrina. The storm started due to the tropical warm water. This caused air to evaporate and rise quickly. This created an area of low pressure – the eye – which began to suck in more air. The rotating winds made the storm spin and draw in more moist air from the ocean. The storm track moved from the Bahamas and into the Gulf of Mexico where it developed into a category 5 storm with windspeeds of 282 kph. On the 29
th
August it made landfall on the eastern edge of New Orleans.
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